Gary LaFree's guest appearances

Gary LaFree

Intelligence. Unclassified.

Talking Terror

J.M. Berger

Nathan Smith

John Horgan

David Wells

Erica Chenoweth

Richard Jackson

Clint Watts

Patrick James

Bret Daugherty

Lauren Steinberg

Al Qa'ida

John Morrison

Michael Boyle

Paul Taylor

Chris Rodriguez

OwlTail

Dr. Gary LaFree is Director of START at the University of Maryland and a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from Indiana University in 1979.  LaFree is a fellow of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) and served as President of the ASC in 2005 to 2006.  He has also served on the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Crime, Law and Justice Committee and NAS’s Division of Behavioral and Economic Sciences and Education.  He was named a Distinguished Scholar Teacher at the University of Maryland in 2012.  Much of LaFree's research is related to understanding criminal violence, and he is the senior member of the team that created and now maintains the Global Terrorism Database.Some research that has influenced Gary's careerMartha Crenshaw (1981) The causes of terrorism.Ted Gurr (1970) Why men rebelClark McCauley and Sophia Moskalenko (2011). Friction: How radicalization happens to them and us. David C. Rapoport. (2006) Terrorism: The fourth or religious wave. Some of Gary's key researchCountering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions. With Martha Crenshaw (2017) Handbook of the Criminology ofTerrorism. With Joshua Freilich (2017) Putting Terrorism in Context:  Insights from the Global Terrorism Database. With Laura Dugan and Erin Miller (2015)

Dr. Gary LaFree is Director of START at the University of Maryland and a professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice. He received his Ph.D. in sociology from Indiana University in 1979. LaFree is a fellow of the American Society of Criminology (ASC) and served as President of the ASC in 2005 to 2006. He has also served on the Executive Committee of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Crime, Law and Justice Committee and NAS’s Division of Behavioral and Economic Sciences and Education. He was named a Distinguished Scholar Teacher at the University of Maryland in 2012. Much of LaFree's research is related to understanding criminal violence, and he is the senior member of the team that created and now maintains the Global Terrorism Database. Some research that has influenced Gary's career Martha Crenshaw (1981) The causes of terrorism. Ted Gurr (1970) Why men rebel Clark McCauley and Sophia Moskalenko (2011). Friction: How radicalization happens to them and us. David C. Rapoport. (2006) Terrorism: The fourth or religious wave. Some of Gary's key research Countering Terrorism: No Simple Solutions. With Martha Crenshaw (2017) Handbook of the Criminology ofTerrorism. With Joshua Freilich (2017) Putting Terrorism in Context: Insights from the Global Terrorism Database. With Laura Dugan and Erin Miller (2015)

Gary LaFree: The Global Terrorism Database

The National Consortium for the Study and Responses to Terrorism (START), launched in 2005, is a university-based research and education center comprised of an international network of scholars committed to the scientific study of the causes and human consequences of terrorism in the United States and around the world. A Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence headquartered at the University of Maryland, START supports the research efforts of leading social scientists at more than 50 academic and research institutions, each of whom is conducting original investigations into fundamental questions about terrorism. START has developed educational materials and programs specifically designed for instructors and students at the secondary, university, and graduate levels. Educational resources available through START include relevant teaching tools and a range of unique data sources that can be integrated into an array of courses to deepen students' understanding of the dynamics of terrorism. START also has internships and funding opportunities available to undergraduate and graduate students engaged in terrorism research. Among the network of scholars, some of which have been featured on Intelligence. Unclassified. over the last several weeks, is Dr. Gary LaFree, who not only leads START as its Director, but also teaches as a criminology professor at the University of Maryland. Today, he and Intelligence Analyst Paige Schilling discuss a variety of topics in the study of terrorism, including the difficulties of gathering information, the government’s approach when it comes to international versus domestic terrorism, and the inspiration for writing his recent book, Countering Terrorism.

The National Consortium for the Study and Responses to Terrorism (START), launched in 2005, is a university-based research and education center comprised of an international network of scholars committed to the scientific study of the causes and human consequences of terrorism in the United States and around the world. A Department of Homeland Security Center of Excellence headquartered at the University of Maryland, START supports the research efforts of leading social scientists at more than 50 academic and research institutions, each of whom is conducting original investigations into fundamental questions about terrorism. START has developed educational materials and programs specifically designed for instructors and students at the secondary, university, and graduate levels. Educational resources available through START include relevant teaching tools and a range of unique data sources that can be integrated into an array of courses to deepen students' understanding of the dynamics of terrorism. START also has internships and funding opportunities available to undergraduate and graduate students engaged in terrorism research. Among the network of scholars, some of which have been featured on Intelligence. Unclassified. over the last several weeks, is Dr. Gary LaFree, who not only leads START as its Director, but also teaches as a criminology professor at the University of Maryland. Today, he and Intelligence Analyst Paige Schilling discuss a variety of topics in the study of terrorism, including the difficulties of gathering information, the government’s approach when it comes to international versus domestic terrorism, and the inspiration for writing his recent book, Countering Terrorism.

2017 ISA Conference Series: Studying Terrorism Empirically with Dr. Gary LaFree (START)